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BIO submits letters, testimony, and comments to government and regulatory bodies throughout the United States and around the world.

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BIO Letter to HRSA on 340B Rebate Model
Under the 340B program, participating manufacturers must offer 340B pricing on their covered outpatient drugs by covered entities, as a condition of having those drugs federally payable under Medicare Part B and Medicaid. Critically, Congress…
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CSBA Letter to Congressional Leadership on…
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BIO Comments to the USPTO’s MAY 10, 2024 Proposed…
BIO submitted these comments in response to the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s May 10, 2024, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Terminal Disclaimer Practice to Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting.
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BIO Applauds Senator Tom Tillis for Introducing the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act
August 2, 2022
On behalf of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, I want to thank you for introducing the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act. This important legislation will bring much-needed and overdue clarity to Section 101 of the Patent Act. The existing…
CSBA Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership on Negative Impacts of Democrats' Drug Pricing Proposal
July 29, 2022
The Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) is an alliance of independent, state and territory based, non-profit trade associations, each of which advocates for public policies that support responsible development and delivery of innovative…
BIO Statement for House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Hearing
July 15, 2022
BIO submitted a statement for the record to the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis for the committee's hearing titled "Climate Smart From Farm to Fork: Building an Affordable and Resilient Food Supply Chain." BIO's…
Letter Supporting Doug McKalip as USTR Ag Negotiator
July 7, 2022
A coalition of 96 food and agriculture organizations signed a letter supporting the nomination of Doug McKalip as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The letter to Senate Finance Committee leadership…
BIO Comments on APHIS Strategic Plan Framework
July 5, 2022
BIO Sends Letter to Senate Ag Committee Supporting Alexis Taylor to Serve as USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
June 24, 2022
We write to express our support for the nomination of Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Alexis Taylor to serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. U.S. agricultural producers…
BIO Comments on FDA Quality Metrics Reporting Program
June 22, 2022
On Wednesday, June 22nd, BIO submitted comments on the FDA’s Quality Metrics (QM) Reporting Program. In the comments submitted, BIO stated appreciation for FDA’s intent to support a general shift toward a risk-based approach to regulation by…
BIO Responds to OSTP's RFI on Sustainable Chemistry
June 17, 2022
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is pleased to offer comments in response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) request for information on sustainable chemistry. Specifically, we seek to inform the development of a…
BIO Sends Letter to Congressional Leaders on Need to Repeal Harmful R&D Amortization Provision
June 15, 2022
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), BIO members and State affiliates urge immediate legislative action to repeal the harmful R&D amortization provision that went into effect earlier this year. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)…
BIO Comments on FDA Guidance on Improving Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Populations in Clinical Trials
June 12, 2022
On Monday, June 13th, BIO submitted comments in response to a recently published FDA draft guidance providing recommendations to sponsors on developing a Race and Ethnicity Diversity Plan to enroll adequate numbers of participants in clinical trials…